Matt Winning

Dr Matt Winning is a climate change comedian and a Lecturer in the Economics of Sustainability at University College London where he has researched many aspects of climate policy, including on the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, with many of his papers cited in the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. He performs live comedy shows about global warming at theatres, festivals, and events across the world, including at COP28, New Scientist Live, the Royal Institution, SXSW London, BAFTA and Edinburgh TV Festival.

He hosted the BBC Radio 4 series ‘Net Zero: A Very British Problem’ and has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and Armando Iannucci’s Strong Message Here. He has a TEDx talk about the importance of using humour to discuss the topic, a tool which he used extensively in his debut book HOT MESS: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change.